we could reignite america's engine. we'll have energy independence, it'll be national security, job security. that's the north dakota way, and that's what we need to do. thank you. heitkamp: you know, it's interesting that congressman berg keeps talking about the north dakota way and what they did in the legislature. if you look at the growth in the state budget during the time congressman berg served in the north dakota legislature, it is roughly equivalent -- which is almost 400% -- to the growth in the federal budget. i don't think that's a path forward. i think the path forward is quit playing the blame game, quit talking about, you know, harry reid or whatever it is. i was not in the united states senate. i think it's atrocious we don't have a budget. but i think that the reason why we don't have a budget is because both political parties refuse to sit down and refuse to solve the problem. now, there's some excellent documents out there, there's some excellent paths forward. but i believe we need a balanced budget